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Unease among few BJP leaders after protests over new UGC rules

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Even as the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, saying they raise several im... Read More


Murder accused killed in encounter; 2 others hurt in separate shootouts

AGRA, Jan. 30 -- A criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 and wanted in a murder here on January 23, was killed in a police encounter in Agra on Thursday after he allegedly snatched a service pistol... Read More


Pilgrims can select, book their flights

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Unlike in previous years when the Haj committee used to do it, those embarking on Haj pilgrimage this year can now select and book their flights themselves as per their convenience... Read More


Invest UP discusses Green Hydrogen Centre projects

Lucknow, Jan. 30 -- The Invest UP on Thursday hosted a meeting with a delegation from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, an administrative district, currently on an official visit to the state to discuss l... Read More


Bus chased 70 km on Agra-Lko expressway

kanpur, Jan. 30 -- A group of men chased a passenger bus for nearly 70 km on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and assaulted its driver and conductor after forcing it to stop, police said on Thursday. The i... Read More


38 spas sealed after minor's rape exposes trafficking ring in eastern UP

GORAKHPUR, Jan. 30 -- Police sealed 38 spa centres across Gorakhpur, Basti and Deoria districts after the alleged gang rape of a minor exposed a trafficking network operating through illegal wellness ... Read More


Man arrested for raping woman, extorting Rs.2 lakh

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman, filming the assault and extorting Rs.2 lakh by threatening to make the videos viral in the Madiaon area ... Read More


No blanket bank account freeze without BNSS procedure: HC

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Holding that cybercrime investigators cannot impose a blanket freeze on an entire bank account without following the procedure prescribed under the BNSS, the Lucknow bench of the A... Read More


3 cross-border operatives identified, hawala trail leads to Vns

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Investigators probing an inter-state codeine-based cough syrup smuggling racket have identified three alleged cross-border operatives who played a key role in facilitating the ille... Read More


Last rites of ajit Pawar, 4 others performed in hometowns

Pune/New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Thousands of people gathered in Baramati to bid farewell to Ajit Pawar whose mortal remains, wrapped in the national flag, were consigned to flames in his ancestral village ... Read More